Tie-slip.



N: Tl' I TIE Sun I .APPL ICATION FILED APR. 16} 1915.

Patenmd Apr; 1 1, 1916.

" ){SJM UNITED STATES PATENT orron.

NORMAN T. HALE, OlF EUSTIS. NEBRASKA.

' TIE-SLIP.

To all whom 'itm ag concern Be it known that I, NORMAN T. HALE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eust-is, in the county of Frontier and State tie before it is fitted within the collar and will prevent binding of the tie so that the knot can be readily slipped into proper p0 sition at the front of the collar after it has been tied; y

Further objects of the invention are to provide a device of this character which is comparativelysimple andinexpensive inits construction and can be readily manufactured from sheet material, which can be easily-applied to thetie and will fit within the fold of a turn down collar without producing any bulging or distortion thereof, and which will operate in an effective manner to, prevent binding of the necktie at the back of the collar so ,that the knot can be readily slipped in position afterbeing tied. I

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claim.

- For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to-the following description and accompanying drawing, in which 2-- Figure l is a perspective view of a tie slip constructed in accordance with the invention, a necktie being shown as applied thereto in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through the back por tion ofa collar, showing the manner of ap- Fig. 3 is of the tie slip showing the shoulders for holding the walls thereof apart. Fig. 4 is a view' similar to Fig. 3 showing a. modification of the invention.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description "and indi cated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

of any suitable sheetmaterial, such as tin,

Specification of Letters Patent.-

T he tie slip may be inexpensively formed celluloid, or the like; and is designed to be applied to'the middleportion of a four in-hand tie so that it will be positioned at the back of a turn down collar and within the foldthereof when the tie is applied to the collar. .The device includes a pair of Opposed and slightly spaced walls 1 which are preferably similar in size and shape and are connected at their upper edges by an in tegral arched portion 1 The walls l are curved longitudinally to conform to the curvature of the collarand are of a suf ficient width to receive the necktiebetween thesame, As illustrated upon the drawing, the neck tie is designated by the reference character A, and the collar by the reference character B.

The lower edges of the walls 1 are pro- I Patented Apr. 11, 1916.

. Application filed April 16, 1915. Serial No. 21,649.

walls 1 will not press the collar button inwardl'y and cause it to press uncomfortably agalnst the back of the neck. The width of the walls'l is slightly greater than the width of" the contracted middle portion of a four-in-hand tie and the free edges there- 'of are extended inwardly toward each other to form corresponding shoulders 3 which form stop members and cooperatewith each other to prevent the walls 1 from being pressed together in such-a manner as to grip the necktie and interfere'with the easy slidingthereof through the device. Whenplacing the necktie in position or removing it therefrom the free edges of the walls 1 can be readily sprung apart, and after the device'has been inserted within the fold of a turn down collar at the back thereof the stop shoulders 3 will prevent the wallsl from being pressed together a sufficient amount to interfere with the sliding of the necktie. The notches 2 will also provide ample clearancefor' the collar button so that the device will not interfere in any manner with the operation of attaching the collar to the collar button. It has been found that substantially the only place a fourin-hand binds within'a collar is .at the rear thereof, so that when a comparatively short tie slip is fitted within theback of the collar in such a manner as to provide a channel within which the necktie can slide freely, no

difliculty will be encountered in slipping the the collarafter it has been tied. Much an- .noyan ce is avoided by the use of a tie slip -nated.

and danger of tearing'the necktie is elimi- A slight modification is shownby Fig. l, in which the shoulders at the lower edges of the spaced walls 1 are provided by inwardly bent ribs 3 instead of being formed by returning the edges of the plates. These ribs 3 cooperatewith each'other as in the previous instance to prevent the walls 1 from being pressed toward each other so as'to grip the necktie. Atthe same time,- the extreme edges of the plates 1 provide a flared mouth which facilitates the placing of the necktie in position between the plates.

It will be understood, of course, that the device is formed of resilient or spring material so that the Walls or plates 1 can'be readily sprung aparttvhen placing the necktie within the device 'or removing it therefrom.

Having thus described the invention, whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

As a new article ofmanufacture, the here- Gopies of this patent may be obtained for in described guide forfour-in-han'd tiesgnncluding a short channel member formed of a single piece of sheet material which is bent to provide opposed side walls which are similar in sizeand shape and connected along their upper longitudinal edges by a.

continuous arch, the lower edges of the plates being adapted to be sprung apart to admit of a necktie being readily inserted between the same or removed therefrom, said free edges of the plates being provided at intermediate points in their lengths with corresponding notches which provide a clearance space for the collar button when the device is inserted within the fold of a turn-down collar at the back thereof, and

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

